Warn of Possible Soviet Blackmail Over Korea Talks
Tokyo dispatch reports three United Nations armistice negotiators arrived seeking to pressure progress at Kaesong. Reds may be deliberately delaying truce talks to blackmail the world at the San Francisco peace conference. Attending: Vice Adm. Turner, Lt. Gen. Craigie, Rear Adm. Burke.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
San Francisco
C. Turnerdor
U.N
L. C. Craigie
Arleigh Burke
Een Ae
James
A_ avan
Caucazion
Kaesong
Hurricanes Reported In Atlantic And Caribbean
Miami weather chief Grady Norton said a new tropical cyclone, the fifth hurricane of the season, was about 1100 miles east of the Windward Islands with a circular path. A vessel observed 40 knot winds, heavy rain and northeast swells as forecasters prepared to check the system while the four existing Caribbean hurricanes continued westward.
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Miami
Fla
Grady Norton
Miami Weather Bureau
Windward Islands
Tepout
Atlantic
Eamastipeel
Norton
Truman Warns of Reckless Criticism of Minorities
President Truman warned last night that reckless criticism of minorities could confine Americans to a mental straight jacket. He told the American Chemical Society that liberty is endangered when ideas, even radical ones, are suppressed. He urged calm, bold experimentation in politics and economics, likening it to careful work in a chemical laboratory as the society opens its five day jubilee meeting.
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Truman
American Chemical Society
Politi Economic
Chemical Laboratory
Society
Hal Boyle
New York
Beptt
D.O.A
Dr Harold G Barr To Speak At Topeka Harvest Dinner
Dr Harold G Barr dean of IL U school of religion will deliver the harvest festival dinner address at First Christian Church Topeka at 6 30 Wednesday He is director of the Kansas Bible chair and will be introduced by Dr E Cinde vice president of the board.
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Topeka
Harold G. Barr
School of Religion
IL U
First Christian Church
Doctor Barr
He Kansas Bible
E. Cinde Ot
U S Pushes Tough Rules to Block Russian Veto on Treaty
San Francisco September 3 United States seeks robust rules to curb debate and block amendments that could derail the signing of a Japanese peace treaty ahead of the opening of a key conference. Secretary Acheson meets British and other delegates as President Truman arrives to address the gathering.
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San Francisco
United States
Truman
Youngler
Acheson
Washington
Coast Guard, Police Probe After 37 Die In Boat Capsize
Montauk New York September 3 coast guard and state police search for missing after a fishing boat named Pelican capsized in a fierce September rip tide off Long Island. 37 dead, 18 still missing, 19 survivors, bodies recovered at a lobster market shed. Divers describe chaotic scenes as crews fought for escape from the hull.
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Montauk
N.Y
Coast Guard
Long Island
Atlantic
Suffolk County District Attorney
New York City
No Fallan
Rose Morgan dies at 79. KU English professor emerita
Miss Rose Morgen aged about 79 of 1101 Missouri street died at Lawrence Memorial hospital after a heart attack at home. Retired in 1944 as associate professor emerita of English at the University of Kansas, she served 34 years in the department and advised students from her three story home overlooking the stadium. Funeral services at Funk's chapel with burial in Leavenworth.
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Rose Morgen
Missouri Street
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Miss Morgan
University of Kansas
Leavenworth
K U
Thhe University
Europe
Oxford
Cambridge
Dread Meeting
Society of Friends
Peace
Funk's
Leavensworth
Soldier Killed Near Bamberg in German Rail Yard
Nuernberg Germany September 3 Army authorities reported that First Class Laurence A Brown of San Gabriel California was found dead on a railroad track near Bamberg August 26 The army said Brown was struck by a train but the case remained under investigation with no official ruling issued yet
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Nuernberg
Germany
Laurence A. Brown
San Gabriel
Calif
Bamberg
Brown
Two BAT Stratojet Bombers Die In Wichita Collision
Technical experts studied the wreckage of two V ton BAT Stratojet bombers after a collision near Wichita on a test flight. Four pilots died including Boeing chief test pilot Douglas C. Heimbarger and Chester Coltharp Jr. Eyewitness Henry Dittmer described one plane flying beneath the other before both plummeted in flames as Boeing and the Air Force investigate. Each aircraft cost about $3,000,000 and flew faster than 600 mph.
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Wichita
Kan
Air Force
Boeing Airplane Company
Boeing
Douglas C. Heimbarger
Springfield
Chester A. Coltharp, Jr
Newport
Ark
Eric R Oppenheimer
Westport
Conn
Steve Gatti
Renton
Wash
Henry Dittmer
Dittmer
Woodruff calls for Justice Douglas resignation over China stance
Representative Roy O. Woodruff of Michigan urged Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas to resign after criticizing his remarks on recognizing red China. Woodruff linked Douglas to aiding foes of democracy and said his comments show a warped reasoning unfit for the court.
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Washington
Roy O. Woodruff
Supreme Court
William
Douglas
Woodruff
Asia
San Francisco
United States
U. S
Free World
Russia
Thirteen Hurt as Race Car Crashes Into Crowd
Richmond Ky Sept 3 Thirteen persons were hurt two seriously when a automobile plunged from the Richmond sports arena race track into the crowd of about 4 000 spectators. Deputy Sheriff Clint Hensley said the car hit a guard post spun over a retaining wall and fence pinning three people. All injured were hospitalized. The driver Junior Bennett of Richmond escaped injury. It was the 13th lap of the 2 lap feature race.
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Richmond
Richmond Sports Arena
Clint Hensley
Hensley
Junior Bennett
Hats Off to Weaker See Guides on Himalayan Trek
Australian bank clerks Robert Chambers and Brian Chaseling report the women porters of the Sherpa Tribe dominated a six day Himalayan trek near Darjeeling. The pair, from Sydney, hiked within eight miles of Mount Everest before a sidetrip to Kalimpong on the edge of Tibet.
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New Delhi
Himalayas
Delhi
Darjeeling
Robert Chambers
Brian Chaseling
Sydney
Chambers
Chaseling
Mt. Everest
Kalimpong
Tibet
Lightning Hits Power Plant Knocks Out City Service
McPherson Kansas reports a lightning strike on the local electric power plant causing a citywide outage to domestic and industrial users. A fire in the control panel caused estimated damage of 10000 dollars with restoration not expected until late today as emergency power runs and a supplementary unit are rushed to the city.
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McPherson
Kan
Siegensee
Labor Day Toll Hits 471 as Drowning Claims Add44
National Safety Council warned Labor Day traffic deaths could exceed 500 after a 78 hour period ending Monday. By 10 am Monday, fatalities reached 471 with 75 drownings and 60 from other causes. Fort Worth area accident killed seven in one family. Long Island boat disaster killed 37 aboard with 19 recovered. Texas led with 30 deaths, followed by Ohio 23 and New York 22.
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Ned H. Dearborn
The
Safety Council
Dear
National Safety Council
Fort Worth
Aitkin
Minn
Long Island
Saturnney
Texas
Ohio
New York
Pennsylvania
Cosinaedé
Showers General Kansas City Labor Day Weather
The Labor Day forecast for Kansas and Missouri calls for mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers. Thundershowers already in Kansas, expected to become general by tonight and Tuesday morning, with northwestern Missouri also seeing morning showers. Temperatures stay low with highs ranging from the northeast to the southwest and little change expected Tuesday. Rainfall reports include Russell 1. - 98, Concordia 15, Hill City 4, Hutchinson 4.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Bureatt
Russell
Concordiate Hill City
Hutchinson
Former resident hurt in Topeka cave listed as patient with fractured pelvis
John Engstrom 37 of Topeka, a former Lawrence resident, was injured in a cave-in at a Topeka construction site last Tuesday. He is reported in Vail hospital with a fractured pelvic bone. The other injured man from a separate job is also under care. Engstrom moved to Topeka in June and has worked at Westvaco.
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John Engstrom
Topeka
Lawrence
Engstrom
Vail Hisital
Route 6
Westvaco
Midget Gaedel Arrested After Protests Downtown
Edward Gaedel the 26 year old midget who once batted for the St. Louis Browns was arrested in Cincinnati after objecting to being mistaken for a child. Police charged him with disorderly conduct as he walked downtown at about 3:30 am. He posted a $25 bond and faced a court hearing later that day.
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Cincinnati
Edward Gaedel
Gaedel
St. Louis Browns
Ansel Russell
Howardackson
Russell
Jackson
Frank Gusweiler
Gaedet
Midge
Rash of liquor violations floods Lawrence jail
A weekend surge in liquor related offenses left 38 people in the county jail, many for drunkenness or transporting open bottles. Indians among those jailed, with authorities noting the crowding strained city and county facilities. Officials consider harsher penalties as public pressure grows.
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Lawrence
Court House
Eleventh
Massachusetts Streets
Eighth
Vermont
Deral
Bitty Hudson
Journal-World
Bill Cox
Truman Heads to Jap Peace Conference in San Francisco
President Truman departed in the Independence at 7:29 a.m. for the Japanese peace treaty conference in San Francisco. He is to address the opening at 9:30 p.m. and warn against communist obstruction to signing. Lt. Col. Williams piloted the flight, with an expected landing around 5:30 p.m. at the coast guard section of San Francisco airport.
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Washington
Truman
Independence
San Francisco
War Memorial Opera House
E.S.T
Francis T. Williams
Coast Guard
FAKISTAN TEXTILES PUSH AHEAD IN PAKISTAN
Karachu Pakistan advances its textile industry aiming for self sufficiency by 1956 with a target of 1 035 000 spindles A 1950 emergency plan seeks 250 000 spindles in two years costing about 22 500 000 dollars The government has bought 150 000 spindles 100 000 from the United Kingdom and 50 000 from Japan A mission is negotiating in Japan for the remainder Only 21 cotton textile mills exist in Pakistan
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Karachu
Pakistan
United Kingdom
Japan
Parkistan
Infantry Society elects new Kansas unit officers
Kansas City dispatch reports E. Wahl of Wichita named president of the 35th Infantry Regiment Society at the 33rd annual reunion. Others chosen include C. L. Clinton of Dodge City as vice president C. W. Hegberg of Ottawa as treasurer and H. L. Coldwell of St. Louis as chaplain. John C. Hughes of Hutchinson was reelected.
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Kansas City
Kan
E. Wahl
Wichita
35Ird Infantry Regiment Society
C. L.clinton
Dodge City
C. W. Hegberg
Ottawa
H. L. Coldwell
St. Louis
John C. Hughes
Hutchinson
Rains Cut Activity From Labor Day Weekend Traffic
Rains today and over the weekend disrupted holiday plans but reduced local accidents in Douglas County. Police and sheriff reports show no fatalities or injuries in Lawrence-Douglas County through early today, with only minor vehicle mishaps and a few flooded streets. River levels rose slightly but no flood threat, while rainfall totals approached 2.54 inches since Saturday morning.
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Douglas County
Lawrence-Douglas County
Msuch
iRecords
North Lawrence
Union Pacific
North Second
Bowersock
Wakarusa
Kaw
Topeka
C. J. Posey
Lawrence
North Seventh Street
Airport
Kansas Holiday Toll Three So Far
Labor Day traffic toll rises with 328 fatalities by Monday morning and 75 drownings adding to a total of 460. Ned H. Dearborn of the National Safety Council warns the toll may exceed estimates unless drivers head home sooner slow down and exercise patience. A fishing boat Island capsized off the coast with 56 aboard and 30 bodies recovered. State counts include Arkansas 1 1, Kansas 2 1 0, Missouri 16 2 1, Oklahoma 4 3 1.
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Associated Press
U.S
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Long Island
Arkansas
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Sixth Polio Case Reported in Douglas County
The sixth polio case in Douglas County involved John T. Weatherwax, 401 Missouri, admitted to the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City after a two week illness. Doctors described his bulbar polio as fair. Two other county victims, Linda and Douglas Wasson, were released after full recovery.
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Douglas County
John T. Weatherwax
Missouri
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Weatherwax
Westtvace
Linda
Douglas ‘Wasson
Roy Wasson
Baldwin
Alice Stoland
Maine
Russia Ahead in Civil Defense by 20 Years Says Caldwell
Washington reports Civil Defense Administrator Millard Caldwell claims Russia is twenty years ahead in civil defense and urges the Defense Department to back the program or scrap it. He cites a proposed federal cut from 535.9 million to 65 million, arguing the reduction would kill jobs. Caldwell notes Russia’s bomb shelter program and twenty million trained civilians.
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Washington
Civil Defense
Millard Caldwell
Russia
Defense Department
Liberty Network
Calwell
Jone
Eudora Opens New Rural Grade School Tonight
An informal opening ceremony will be held at the new Eudora rural grade school tonight with the building open to the public from 7 30 to 9 20. Both Eudora grade and high schools begin the 1951 52 school year at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow with grade school enrollment continuing.
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Eudora Rural
Eudora
Os Er
Open Letter Warns Prospective Holiday Drivers
HAL BOYLE warns readers about careless driving during holiday weekends. He tells of the painful consequences of preventable accidents, urging caution to spare families and medical staff from grief. The letter ends with a blunt epitaph suggestion and a plea to rethink reckless behavior.
Room in ROTC open to most freshmen at KU
KU officials announce three ROTC units military training will defer eligible students through college if grade standards are met. About 600 freshmen have expressed interest with 450 capacity across army navy and air force units. Physical and other factors will trim about 250, leaving those enrolled with potential two year post training service.
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K. U
James K. Hitt
R.O.T.C. Unite
R.O.T.C
Army
Navy
Air Force
Hitt
Department of Defense
ROTC
R.C.T.C
Agan
Air Force R.O.T.C
American Legion praised for flood relief work in Kansas
Governor Edward F. Am praised the American Legion for airlift relief efforts during Kansas floods and reconstruction. The convention elected district leaders across seven districts with Clifford G. Snyder and Clarence A Bud Reynolds named membership chair.
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American Legion
Clifford G. Snyder
Topeka
Dale H. Grimes
Paola
John P. Nation
Chenute
Wiliam E. du Vail
Marion
Paul R. Scate
Augusta
William R. Horton, Jr
Atwood
Herbert Hobble, Jr
Liberal
Garthmith
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Morrell Packers
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